Normative functional fitness standards and trends of portuguese older adults: Cross-cultural comparisons

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-137

  Marques, Elisa A ^a,c   Baptista, Fatima ^b   Santos, Rute ^a   Vale, Susana ^a   Santos, Diana A ^b,c   Silva, Analiza M ^b   Mota, Jorge ^a   Sardinha, Luís B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Exercise testing; Normative data; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDURANCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891403757     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/JAPA.2012-0203     Document Type: Article

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